Re: Fw: : COMPUTER VIRUSES be warned

[cpr@musetrap.com]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE investigate these things before sending out email. 
This is
a hoax, and, if you think about it, a virus unto itself.. you have been
infected, and you are spreading it..

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/invitation.asp

a good rule of thumb, if it says 'send this to everyone you know', it's 
likely
to be a hoax...

peace
-cpr

Quoting gareth whittock <gareth@whiteoakstudios.freeserve.co.uk>:

> FW: COMPUTER VIRUSES
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Breeze, Brian 
> To: relms140@hotmail.co.uk ; E. Breeze ; shaun.carling@yahoo.com.au ; 
>Evans
> M.A. ; Ruhr M.V.D. ; gareth.whittock@whiteoakstudios.freeserve.co.uk ; 
>Mike
> Gibbins ; ljnickolds@fsmail.net ; tonnagirl@hotmail.com ; Brian Cainen ; 
>Dr
> Paul A Conway ; darren james ; dave@swanseajazzland.co.uk ;
> bendy_studios@hotmail.co.uk ; Jenkins Ann. ; Adrian Scott ; 
>c.meek@swan.ac.uk
> ; Sheepy . ; eurof@acmetv.net ; Elliott J. ; IAN SIMMONS ; Kuljurgis, 
>Carsten
> ; Phillips, Leighton ; PETER WILLIAMS ; paaching@hotmail.com ; Phillipa ;
> Rasha Albazaz ; rick.lewis@philosophynow.org ; 
>sales@northdown.demon.co.uk ;
> swanseajazzland1@yahoo.co.uk ; Michael Jenkins 
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:12 AM
> Subject: FW: : COMPUTER VIRUSES be warned
> 
> 
>  
> 
> From: Dobrowolski Michael 
>[mailto:Michael.Dobrowolski@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk]
> 
> Sent: 14 July 2006 07:34
> To: 'chrisdobrowolska@lineone.net'; 'Mark Carr'; Lewis, Bob
> Subject: FW: : COMPUTER VIRUSES be warned
> Importance: High
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Watch for this one,
> 
>  
> 
> Mike
> 
>  
> 
> Be alert during the next few days:  Don't open any message with an 
>attached
> file called "Invitation", regardless of who sent it.  It's a virus that 
>opens
> an Olympic Torch that "burns" the whole hard disk of your computer.  This
> virus will come from someone who has your e-mail address; that's why you
> should send this e-mail to all your contacts.  It's better to receive 
>this
> message 25 times than to receive the virus DON'T open it and shut down 
>your
> computer immediately...  This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it's 
>been
> classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.  The virus 
>was
> discovered by Mcfee yesterday, and there's no repair yet for this 
>particular
> virus.  It simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disk, where vital
> information is kept.
> 
> >Also:- Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent 
>and the
> moment you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be
> able to fix it! This e-mail is being distributed through countries 
>around the
> globe, but mainly in the US and Israel. Don't be inconsiderate; send this
> warning to whomever you know.  If you get an email along the lines of 
>"Osama
> Bin Laden Captured" or "Osama Hanged" don't open the attachment.
> 
> This will also affect home machines.
> 
>         SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
> 
> SO2 G2 (Prot Sy)
> 
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>use
> of the intended 
> 
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> 
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> 
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